Earl of Lothian
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The Earl of Lothian is a historic Scottish peerage title long associated with the influential Kerr family, prominent in the political and social life of Scotland and later Great Britain.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Earl of Lothian canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14418581 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Earl of Lothian Context triple: [Kerr family, nobleTitleHeld, Earl of Lothian]
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A.
Earl of Stirling
The Earl of Stirling was a Scottish peerage title historically associated with William Alexander, a 17th-century colonial promoter and statesman involved in early North American settlement schemes.
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B.
Earl of Perth
The Earl of Perth is a Scottish peerage title historically associated with the influential Drummond family, prominent in Scottish and Jacobite politics.
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C.
Earl of Forth
The Earl of Forth was a Scottish noble title in the Peerage of Scotland, notably held by the Royalist general Patrick Ruthven during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
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D.
Earl of Fife
The Earl of Fife was a prominent medieval Scottish noble title historically associated with great political influence and proximity to the Scottish crown.
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E.
Earl of Dumfries
The Earl of Dumfries is a Scottish peerage title historically associated with the Crichton-Stuart family, notably linked to the Marquesses of Bute.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Earl of Lothian Target entity description: The Earl of Lothian is a historic Scottish peerage title long associated with the influential Kerr family, prominent in the political and social life of Scotland and later Great Britain.
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A.
Earl of Stirling
The Earl of Stirling was a Scottish peerage title historically associated with William Alexander, a 17th-century colonial promoter and statesman involved in early North American settlement schemes.
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B.
Earl of Perth
The Earl of Perth is a Scottish peerage title historically associated with the influential Drummond family, prominent in Scottish and Jacobite politics.
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C.
Earl of Forth
The Earl of Forth was a Scottish noble title in the Peerage of Scotland, notably held by the Royalist general Patrick Ruthven during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
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D.
Earl of Fife
The Earl of Fife was a prominent medieval Scottish noble title historically associated with great political influence and proximity to the Scottish crown.
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E.
Earl of Dumfries
The Earl of Dumfries is a Scottish peerage title historically associated with the Crichton-Stuart family, notably linked to the Marquesses of Bute.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.